外交官(がいこうかん)

がいこうかん
noun
diplomat
1. diplomat; diplomatic official
A person appointed by a government to conduct diplomacy with foreign nations. Includes ambassadors, consuls, and other diplomatic staff.
彼女(かのじょ)は外交官(がいこうかん)として働(はたら)いている。
She works as a diplomat.
外交官(がいこうかん)は外交官(がいこうかん)特権(とっけん)により現地(げんち)の法律(ほうりつ)から免除(めんじょ)される。
Diplomats are exempt from local laws through diplomatic immunity.
父(ちち)は外交官(がいこうかん)だったので、子供(こども)の頃(ころ)は世界中(せかいじゅう)を転々(てんてん)としていた。
Because my father was a diplomat, I moved around the world during my childhood.

USAGE: 外交官(がいこうかん) is a neutral, standard term for a diplomatic official. It covers all ranks of diplomatic personnel.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 外交官(がいこうかん)特権(とっけん) (diplomatic privilege/immunity)
  • 外交官(がいこうかん)を目指(めざ)す (to aspire to become a diplomat)
  • 外交官(がいこうかん)試験(しけん) (diplomatic service examination)

SIMILAR WORDS: 大使(たいし) (ambassador) is a specific rank — the highest-ranking diplomat in a foreign country. 領事(りょうじ) (consul) handles citizen services and trade in cities outside the capital. 外交官(がいこうかん) is the general term encompassing all diplomatic staff.

Related Words

Related: 領事館(りょうじかん)
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Added 2026.3.3 20:22
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